Dream Destination Wedding Locations in Australia – Your Perfect Getaway
Destination weddings are about creating an experience, not just a ceremony. This guide features 14 dream destination wedding locations, from iconic Australian escapes to international favourites. Whether you’re planning an intimate elopement, a long weekend celebration or a full destination event in 2026, these locations offer unforgettable backdrops and built in atmosphere. Many are also popular for vow renewals and milestone celebrations. If you’re dreaming of turning your wedding into a shared adventure for you and your guests, this list is the perfect place to start. Planning a getaway? Explore venues and suppliers specifically for Destination Weddings in our directory.
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Celebrate your wedding or special event at The Kevington Hotel, Victoria’s only bush pub for exclusive hire. Nestled on the banks of the Goulburn River and set across three acres of scenic countryside, this 160-year-old venue combines historic charm with modern facilities.
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Marnong Estate is rich in history and unique in offering. A destination like no other in Australia. Situated only 15 minutes from Melbourne airport and 35 minutes from Melbourne CBD, there is something for everyone to help celebrate those special occasions including boutique accommodation.
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Opened in 2021, The Holiday Inn Werribee features 491sqm of versatile and modern function space overlooking Werribee and surrounds, with direct access to the pre-function area and the Moonah Terrace. Their knowledgeable team pride themselves on delivering on every detail, creating an experience and memories that will last a lifetime.
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All Smiles Sorrento Ocean Beach is an exciting, ultra modern venue set overlooking Sorrento’s Surf Beach, situated on Victoria’s wonderful South East Coast. Whilst boasting 180 degree views of the ocean, the venue is conveniently located 2 minutes from Sorrento’s main street and just 60 minutes from Melbourne.
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Mercure Ballarat offers many beautiful spaces to host your wedding ceremony and reception with the grounds of the property. Set around a beautiful landscaped lake with rose gardens, you have the choice of two area with grounds to celebrate your nuptials. Our reception rooms overlook the lake and gardens, providing a relaxed ambiences for you to enjoy and celebrate with your family and friends.
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At Glen Ewin Estate your wedding will be hosted in a breathtaking garden setting, overlooking lakes and surrounded by mature trees and weeping willows. Only 4 minutes beyond the Adelaide suburbs, you will be surprised and delighted to discover such a beautiful Estate so close to the city.
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Perched on the edge of the Coral Sea in the glorious Whitsundays, Villa Botanica, with its superb gardens and architecture, is a wedding venue simply unmatched anywhere in Australia. Even more extraordinary is that on your wedding day, this grand 5 acre estate is exclusively yours to explore and enjoy.
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Surrounded by 146 acres of tropical gardens and sandy beaches, Ratua Private Island offers attentive service, private accommodation, an over-water day spa, yacht club and superb dining. If you are looking for perfection, you may have just found it.
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Wananavu Beach Resort
Wananavu Beach Resort is located on the most northern point of Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu. It’s two and a quarter hour’s drive from Nadi Airport offering the convenience of the mainland with the idyllic isolation of an island retreat.
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Botanica Weddings understand just how important that magical setting is, how the unique location and ambience of your venue underpins the whole wedding experience.
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Whether you desire a traditional or modern wedding celebration, Chatrium Hotels and Residences Bangkok will make sure everything is all about you and your happiest day ever. They take your ideas and bring them to life, so every wedding is a remarkably unique and memorable event.
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Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon will assist you every step of the way in creating the most perfect wedding event in one of our exceptional function spaces, whether you long for an elegant celebration in a stunning ballroom or something altogether more intimate. Whatever you choose to do, their professional wedding team will focus on every single little detail so that this most important day is a picture perfect lakeside event that everybody will remember and cherish forever.
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You are certain to have a remarkable day if you choose to hold your wedding at Chatrium Golf Resort Soi Dao Chanthaburi. With its perfect breathtaking highland sanctuary setting, they can create the wedding of your dreams in one of their outstanding function rooms that will live in your memory forever.
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Let African Dreams Holidays give you your heart’s desires. They are the experts on the Island of your dreams “Mauritius”, offering an array of deals to suit you. Eloping or wanting to get married on the island, they can help you with the wedding arrangements and civil services too.
Final Thoughts
Wedding Day, The Scenic Way
Not every love story fits inside four walls—and that’s where destination weddings shine. Our list of amazing destination wedding locations in Australia (and a few dreamy overseas options) is your starting point for a celebration that’s as unique as your relationship
